MOSCOW, Sept 10 — The Sultan of Brunei, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah has become the world's longest-reigning living monarch following the death of UK’s Queen Elizabeth II, Sputnik quoted the Daily Mail newspaper report on Friday.
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah ascended to the throne in 1967 and has been ruling for almost 55 years, while Queen Elizabeth II reigned for more than 70 years, the newspaper said, adding that currently, the second longest reigning monarch is Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.
UK’s Queen Elizabeth II passed away on Thursday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland surrounded by her family. Now, after the queen's death, the British Crown will be inherited by her son, Charles III.
— Bernama
